Arrive Ministries staff and board are happy to announce the hiring of Mark Morgenstern as our new Executive Director. We welcome Mark in this role to lead our refugee resettlement organization during an exciting time of growth among staff and church involvement, and increased opportunities for impact
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Our volunteers often get to rejoice with their newly arrived friends as they get their first jobs, pass their driver’s test, and celebrate holidays. Along with rejoicing together, sometimes, as Paul instructed in Romans 12, we are to mourn with those who mourn. On September 30th, 2022,
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Thank you to the following churches and groups who made a substantial commitment of friendship to our refugee neighbors this year. Welcoming 367 refugees this year would not have been possible without these volunteers and churches!
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In the summer of 2022, Jenny Groen, Arrive Ministries Willmar Area Coordinator was invited to journey to the Southern border of the United States and Mexico with a group of women through Women of Welcome an affiliate of World Relief. Abara Frontiers led this educational and immersive trip.
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We are excited to announce the expansion of Somali Adult Literacy Training (SALT) through a new initiative called Education Programs. The SALT program launched 18 years ago to meet a felt need in the Somali community: learning English. Since that time, more than 1,800 volunteers from churches
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What is the Lautenberg Program? The Lautenberg program began in 1989, allowing religious minorities from 15 former Soviet Union countries to be considered for refugee resettlement in the United States. The program gets its name from former U.S. senator, Frank Lautenberg, who himself was the son of
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After a tumultuous late-summer escape following the Taliban’s occupation of their country, and an autumn spent jostled between temporary locations, eight Afghan men finally arrived safely in Rochester, MN in December of 2021, ready to create a new home The men all live together in an apartment,
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We recently started partnering with Bikes4Kids to help meet transportation needs of some of our clients. Matt, one of our Good Neighbor Coordinators shared about bikes he delivered to a refugee family with kids a couple weeks ago: “I met the family outside their home and
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IMPORTANT UPDATE RE: ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS As of May 21st 2022 any Ukrainian national granted parole between February 24th 2022 and September 30th 2023 will be considered eligible for benefits and services funded through the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). This includes Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
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Which immigrants can seek temporary protection in the U.S. and why? Temporary Protected Status is an immigration status granted to eligible nationals of a designated country based on urgent humanitarian need. Nationals of the designated country who are present in the U.S. on a specified date
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